CA2086368A1 - Pyrrolylbenzodiazepinones - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I

wherein R is methyl, fluorine or bromine, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Utilizable as therapeutically active agents especially for the treatment of retroviral infections, particularly HIV infections, they can be prepared in a manner known per se by a process which comprises reacting 2-bromo-2'-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl-carbonyl)acetanilide, correspondingly substituted by R in the 4'-position, with ammonia and cyclizing the obtained 2-aminoacetanilide with pivalic acid.

Description

2~S368 RAN4430/50 The present invention relates to a compound of the fo~nula r ~NH
\=l wherein R is methyl, fluorine or bromine, and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
Objects of the invention are the above compounds per se and for use as therapeutically active agents especially for the treatment of retroviral infections, particularly HIV infections;
furthar a process for the manu~acture of these compounds and medi-caments containing one of such compounds, and 0 the use of these compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of retroviral infections, particularly EIV infections.
The above compounds can be prepared in a manner known per se and as described in detail in Examples 1-3, by a process which comprises reacting a 4'-substituted 2-bromo-2'-(lH-pyrrol-2-ylcarbonyl)acetanilide of 15 formula ~ ~er R/~O I I

t~ NH

with ammonia and cyclizing the obtained 2-aminoacetanilide, e.g. with pivalic acid.

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Examples of compounds of formula II are the compounds (4) and (11) in Figures 1 and 2. According to the above process a solution of a compound II, e.g. in THF and CH2C12, is reacted with ammonia. The obtained compound, an example of which is that of formula (5) in Fig. 1, is reacted with pivalic s acid in a solvent, such as toluene or n-butanol, at a temperature up to the reflux temperature.
The preparation of the compounds II from known starting materials is shown in Fig. 1 and 2 and described in detail in Examples 1-3.
The compounds I and their salts have useful antiviral, especially anti-lo retroviral activity, particularly against HIV, the vi:rus implicated in the development of AIDS and related diseases such as ARC (AIDS related complex). These compounds also inhibit HIV replication by inhibiting such important HIV viral functions as TAT (transactivating transcriptional) activity.
The antiviral activity of the compounds I can be shown as follows:
A plaque reduction assay was performed according to the procedures described by B.A. Larder, B. Chesebro and D.D. Richman in Antirr~cro.
Agents and Chemother. 34, (1990), 436-441. A LAY-1 strain of HIV-1 was grown in CD4+ CEM cells. Monolayers of CD4+ HeLa cells were infected with ~o the virus. After one hour absorption at 37C, the compound being tested for antiviral activity was added in a culture medium with 5% fetal bovine serum and 0.1% ~ MSO, and the cultures were incubated at 37C for 3 days. The cell monolayers were fixed with 10% formaldehyde and stained with 0.~5%
crystal violet to visualize plaques. Duplicate wells were prepared for each 25 drug dilution and percent plaque reduction was calculated based on the control value without addition of drug.
The compounds tested were the compounds of formula I. Also tested for comparative purposes was the compound of formula I wherein R is chlorine ~disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5~041,438) and the RT inhibitor, AZT~ Results of 30 the assay are provided in Table 1 below:

2~3~8 ~Ql Compound Concentr~ion Average Numl~er % Reduction (~ ofPlaq~
Relmaining After Treatrnent Formula I 10 4 95 wherein R=methyl 3.16 7 90 1.0 12 0.316 24 0.1 ~5 z7 0.0316 7g o Formula I 10 12 &~
wherein R=brom~ne 3.16 34 5!;
1.0 ~ 46 0.316 69 9 0.1 81 0 Formula I 10 0 100 wherein R=fluorine 3.16 11 85 1.0 ~6 67 0.316 35 5~L
0.1 62 18 0.00316 66 14 Formula I 10 5 93 wherein R=chlorine 3.16 9 8~3 1.0 15 80 0.316 33 0.1 59 23 0.00316 62 19 AZT 1;0 8 90 0.1 22 71 0.01 ~3 30 0.001 76 0 ~$~3~

An anti-virally effective amount of a compound of formula I for treating a retroviral infection is in the range of 0.1 to 10 mg/l{g body weight per day.
This dosage may be administered in one or more doses at various intervals such as 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 24 hours. The suitable dosage is one that achieves a 5 therapeutic blood level of 0.05-10 ~'1, with 0.1 to 5 ~LM being preferred. This blood level may be best achieved by administering approximately 1-3 mg/kg body weight once or twice per day.
The compounds of formula I may be administered in vari~us dosage forms as set forth herein. Either the compounds, compositions, or their lO pharmaceutically acceptable salts are suitable. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts may be salts of organic acids such as lactic, acetic, maleic, or p-toluenesulfonic acid and the like, as well as salts of pharmaceutically acceptable mineral acids such as hydrochloric and sulfuric acids and the like.
The compounds may also be administered with other anti-retroviral agents and particularly with known reverse transcriptase (RT~ inhibitors such as ddC (2',3'-dideoxycytidine), AZT ~3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine), ddI
(2',3'-dideoxyinosine), ddA (2',3'-dideoxyadenosine), or other inhibitors which act against other HIV proteins (e.g., protease, integrase and REV
2~ protein). The dosages of ddC and AZT used in AIDS or ARC patients have been published. A virustatic range of ddC is generally between 0.05 ,uM to 1.0 IlM. A dosage range of about .005-0.25 mg/kg body weight is virustatic in most patients. The preliminary dose ranges for oral administration are somewhat broader, for example .001 to 0.25 mg/kg given in one or more doses 2s at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, etc. hours. Currently 0.01 mg/l~g body weight ddC
given every 8 hours is preferred. When given in combined therapy, the anti-RT compound may be given at the same time as a compound of formula I or the dosing may be staggered as desired. The two drugs may also be combined in a composition. Doses of each may be less when used in combination than 30 when they are used as a single agent.
The instant invention is also directed to compositions containing a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. It is possible for the compounds of the invention to be administered alone in solution. However, it is preferred that 35 the active ingredients be administered in a pharmaceutical formulation.
These formulations comprise at least one active ingredient together with one 208~368 or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or other therapeutic agents, for example an RT inhibitor. These carriers include those well known in the art as suitable for oral, rectal, nasal, topical, buccal, sublingual, vaginal, or parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, 5 intravenous, and intradermal) administration. The compositions of the invention suitable for oral administration may consist of liquid solutions such as an effective amount of the compo~md dissolved in diluents such as water, saline, or orange juice.
The compositions may be conveniently presented in unit dosage forms lo which preferably comprise from 6-600 mg of a compound of formula I, most preferably from 60-18~ mg.
Unit dosage forms for oral administration, such as capsules, sachets or tablets, may contain a pre-determined amount of the active ingredient as a solid or granules, as a solution or suspension in an aqueous liquid, or in an 15 oil-in-water emulsion or a water-in-oil liquid emulsion contained in, for example, soft gelatin capsules~ Tablet unit dosage forms may include one or more of lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, stearic acid and other excipients, colorants, and pharmacologically compatible carliers. Unit 20 dosage ~orms suitable for oral administration also inchlde lozenges comprising the active ingredient in a flavor, usually sucrose and acacia or tragacanth; and pastilles comprising the active in~redient in an inert base such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia.
Unit dosage forms for rectal administration may be presented as a 25 suppository with a suitable base comprising, for example, cocoa butter or a salicylate. Mouthwashes comprising the active ingredient in a suitable liquid carrier are also contemplated as a means of administration.
Formulations suitable for vaginal administration may be presented as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams, or spray formulas 30 containing in addition to the active ingredient such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.
Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous and non-aqueous, isotonic sterile injection solutions which may contain anti-oxidants, buffers, bacteriostats and solutes which render the 35 formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended recipient; and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may include suspending agents 2 ~ 8 and thickening agents. The formulations may be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose sealed containers, fior example, ampules and vials, and may be stored in a freeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid carrier, for example, water for injection, immediately prior 5 to use. Extemporaneous injection solutions and suspensions may be prepared from sterile powders, granules and tablets of the kind previously desc~bed.
An anti-virally effective amount of the compounds or compositions of the invention can also be administered for alleviating the cytopathic 0 destructive effects in a patient infected with a retrovirus. Since the compounds of formula I inhibit TAT, they can inhibi-t viral replication at the latent stage. The dosages mentioned previously would be suitable for this purpose. Preferably 1-3 mg/kg body weight given once or twice a day provides the virustatic range of 0.01-5.0 ~M. The compounds can ba administered to ~5 AIDS patients, ARC patients or asymptomatic HIV-infected patients.

2~8~3~8 Example 1 The product of the present example may be prepared in accordance with the reaction scheme of Figure 1.
la) A solution of 42.7 ml of 2.0M ethylmagnesium bromide in 130 ml of THF
5 was cooled to -5C and treated dropwise with a solution of 5.93g pyrrole in 20ml of THF while maintaining the temperature at -5C. After stirring at 0C
for 1 hr, a solution of 7.89g 2-methyl-6-methyl-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one (1) in 75 ml of THF was added keeping the mixture below 15C. The reaction was then heated to 60~C, stirred at 60C for 1 hr and at 50C for 1 hr., and then 10 cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture was washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride~ and with saturated sodium chloride solution. The organic layer was dried, treated with charcoal, filtered and evaporated. The solids were slurried in hexane, filtered and washed to give 8.092 g (74.1%) of (2).
5 lb) The solids were combined with 15 ml of 30~o sodium hydroxide, 20 ml H20, and 40 ml methanol. The reaction was heated to reflux temperature for 2.5 hours. An additional 15 ml of 30% sodium hydroxide and 40 ml of MeOH was added and the mixture heated 2 hrs. After cooling to room temperature, 50 ml H20 was added, and the mixture was stirred for 15 aD minutes. The solids were filtered and washed with H20 and hexàne to give 5 g (75.1%) of (2-amino-5-methylphenyl)-(lE-pyrrol-2-yl)methanone (3).
lc) To a stirred solution of 5.0 g of (3) in 100 ml of CH2~l2 containing 9.1 g of sodium bicarbonate was added dropwise 3.16 ml of bromacetylbromide. After stirring at room temperature for 5 hrs., 3 ml bromoacetylbromide was added 2s and the mixture stirred another 2 hrs. H20 was then added and the organic layer separated and washed with H20. The aqueous layers were combined and extracted with CH2Cl~. The combined organic layers were dried, filtered, and evaporated. The residue was dissolved in THF, treated with charcoal and then evaporated to 10 ml.
30 ld) This solution was diluted with 60 ml THF and added to 50 ml of liquid ammonia in a dry ice bath. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight and the ammonia allowed to evaporate. The remaining solvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified via flash column chromotography using CH2C12/MeOH (10:1) and CH2C12/MeOH (8:1) as eluant. The product was 35 further purified by flash column chromatography using CH2C12/MeOH (6:1) -lO- 20~6368 as eluant to give 1.717 g (26.8%) of 2-amino-4-1nethyl-2'(1H-pyrrol-2-yl carbonyl)-acetanilide (6).
le) 1.717 g of (5) was combined with 50 ml toluene and 681 mg pivalic acid and heated to reMux temperature for 1 hr. The reaction was cooled to room 5 temperature and combined v,rith 50 ml THF and 20 ml ether and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic layers were dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue was puri~ed by flash column chromatography using EtOAc/petroleum ether (1:1) then EtOAc/petroleum ether (3:2) as eluant to give 240 mg of (6). This material was further purified 10 by crystallization from EtOH to yield 162 mg (15.0%) of 1,3-dihydro-7-methyl- 5-(lH-pyrrol-2-yl)-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one (6): mp=237 - 239~C.
Example 2 The product of the present example may be prepared in accordance with the reaction scheme shown in Figure 2.
L5 2a) To a stirred solution of 3.1 g of 5-fluoro-2-nitrotoluene in 20 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid was added 6.4 g of chromium trioxide in portions, while maintaining the reaction temperature at 35-40C. The mixture was stirred for 1.5 h., then poured into stirred ice water, and extracted with ethylacetate. The combined organic -fractions were extracted with saturated 2~ aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The pH of the aqueous fraction was adjusted to 2 using concentrated phosphoric acid and the acidic mixture extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried and evaporated to give 1.3g (5û%) of (7).
2b) A solution of 1.6 g of 5-fluoro-2-nitrobenzoic acid (7) in 150 ml of 25 methanol was hydrogenated under atmospheric pressure for two hours using Raney nickel as catalyst. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent evaporated. The residue was purified by filtration over silica gel using 10% methanol-methylene chloride as eluant to give 0.8 g (60%) of (8)~
2c) A mixture of 0.8 g of compound (8) in 10 ml of acetic anhydride was 30 heated to reflux temperature overnight. The solvent was evaporated, and the residue purified by flash chromotography, using 25% ethyl acetate-75%
hexane as eluant, to give 0.73 g (79%) of 2-methyl-6-fluoro-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one (9).

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2d) In a manner analogous to that of la) and lb) above, from 0.7 ml (10.18 mmole) of pyrrole and 0.73 g of 2-methyl-6-fluoro-4H-3,1-ben20xazin-4-one (9), there were obtained 0.72 g (86%) of ~2-amino-5-fluorophenyl)-lH-pyrrol-2-ylmethanone (10): mp=90-92C after filtration over silica gel using ethyl 5 acetate-hexane (1:1) as eluant.
2e) In a manner analogous to that of 1c) above, from 0.42 g of (10) and 270 JuL of bromoacetylbromide, there were obtained 650 mg (99%) of 2-bromo-4'-fluoro-2'-(1H-pyrrol-2-ylcarbonyl)-acetanilide (11): mp= 150-152(:~.
2f~ To 60 ml of condensed liquid ammonia in a dry ice-acetone bath was lo added a solution of 0.65g of compound (11) in 15 ml of methylene chloride and3 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight and the ammonia allowed to gradually evaporate. The dried resid~e was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. Ihe layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were ~5 washed with brine, dried and evaporated. The residue was combined with 30 ml of n-butanol and 50 mg of pivalic acid and heated to reflux temperature for 16 hours. The solvent was evaporated to dryness and the residue was crystallized from 10% methanol-90% methylene chloride to give 0.33 g (68%) of 7-fluoro~1,3-dihydro-5-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2H-1,4 benzodiazepin-2-one (12):
~o mp=255-257C after treatment with charcoal in hot methanol.
Example ~
The corresponding 7-bromo compound may be obtained by using 5-bromo-2-nitrotoluene as the starting material.
The following galenical compositions can be prepared in a manner 2~i known per se:

-12- 20g63 Examplç 4 Formulations for~compounds for FQrmu}a I
a) Tablet formulation I
In~redients m~
Active ingredient 20mg Starch 'L0 mg Avicel 80 mg Lactose 274 mg Magnesium Stearate 2 mg 0 416 mg b) Tablet formulation II
In~redients m~/Tablet Active Ingredient 20 mg Lactose 180 mg Pregelatinized Starch 15 mg c) Soft gelatin capsule formulation Ingrçdients m~ a~lle Active ingredient 20 mg Ethoxylated Fatty acids 500 mg PEG 4000 100 mg Vegetable Oils q.s. to1.0 g d) Oral liquid formulation IngrediQnts m~/formulatiQn Active ingredient 20.0 mg Methylparaben 20.0 mg Sucrose q.s.
Flavoring Agent q.s.
Citrate Buffer q.s.
Purified Water q.s. 5.0 ml : :

Example 5 Formulations for ~ounds of formula T and dd(:
a) Tablet formulation I
In~redient~ m /Tablet Formula I ~0 mg ddC 5 mg Starch 40 mg Avicel 80 mg Lactose 269 mg Magnesium Stearate 2mg 416 mg b) Tablet formulation II
Ingrçdients me~Qkl~
Formula 1 20 mg ~5 ddC 5mg Lactose 175 mg Pregelatini~ed Starch 15 mg Microcrystalline Cellulose 72 mg Modified Starch 10 mg Magnesium Stearate 3m~
300 mg c) Soft gelatin capsule formulation Ingr~dients mg/capsule Formula I 20 mg ddC 5 mg Ethoxylated Fatty acids 500 mg PEG 4000 100 mg Vegetable Oils q.s. to 1.0 g 20~6~6~

d) Oral liquid formulation Ingrediçnts m~/formulation Formula I 4.0 mg ddC 1.0 mg Methylparaben 2.0 mg Propylparaben 0.2 mg Sucrose 100.0 q.s.
Flavoring Agent q.s.
Citrate Buffer .5.0 mg Purified Water q.s. 1.0ml e) Parenteral formulation Ingredient_ m~/formulation Formula I 20.0 mg ddC 5.0 mg Propylene Glycol 20.0mg Emulphor 2.0 mg Water for Injection q.s 1.0 mg

Claims (8)

1. A compound of the formula I
wherein R is methyl, fluorine or bromine, and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

2. A compound as in claim 1 of the group of the following:
1,3-dihydro-7-methyl-5-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-fluoro-1,3-dihydro-5-(1H-pyyrol-2-yl)-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, 7-bromo-1,3-dihydro-5-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.

3. A compound as in claim 1 or 2 for use as a therapeutically active agent, especially for the treatment of retroviral infections, particularly HIV
infections.

4. A process for preparing a compound of formula I as in claim 1, which comprises reacting a 4'-substituted 2-bromo-2'-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl-carbonyl)acetanilide of formula II

with ammonia and cyclizing the obtained 2-aminoacetanilide.

5. A medicament, especially for the treatment of retroviral infections, particularly HIV infections, containing as active ingredient a compound as in claim 1 or 2.

6. The use of a compound as in claim 1 or 2, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of retroviral infections, particularly HIV
infections.

7. The compounds of claim 1 or 2, whenever prepared by the process of claim 4 or by an obvious chemical equivalent thereof.

8. The invention substantially as described hereinbefore, especially with reference to the Examples.